I've no idea if this is the correct place for this or not, however, I have recently completed (well, very nearly completed) my dissertation. It's on a topic that hasn't been studied in detail before, exploring the social impact of industrialisation in 19th century Coalbrookdale, UK. Colabrookdale is known for being "the birthplace of industry", it was where Abraham Darby first experimented using coke in the smelting process, where the Ironbridge was cast and built in 1778, and where the first high pressure locomotive tests were held.

Despite very extensive industrial archaeology being undertaken in the area there has never been a study of the social impact of the continuing industrialisation, and so I have been studying it for the past 9 months and have now completed my 10,000 study into it. If anyone would like to read it through and give positive feedback I'd be forever in your debt. PM me if you would like to read it, and I'll send you the dropbox link.

Murder me and all my children.

I am a historian of Anzac and the myths inherent to that. This centenary thing is a nightmare. The great information being put out there is mixed into grossly misleading and stupid information so seemlessly today that I am in despair.

Honestly, although I love my topic I have been writing corrective letters to the editor, asking questions on facebook, and marveling at all the stupid today, and it will only be worse tomorrow. Why did I do this to myself? I could have been a Classicist.

All the World War Two historians laughing out there it will be your turn soon. You see how YOU laugh when fucking squillionare movie directors decide they're better at history than you, and armchair warriors interrupt your lecturers to tell you patronising things about something they read in a book they saw once.

This may not be the place for it, but can anyone recommend a good book or two on the history of Malta? Thanks.

Since we love giving kudos here (and I love getting them), just wanted to personally announce that I've been officially accepted into an MA of Classics program.

Finally! I will no longer have to depend on my AH flair and my mod authoritah for my prestige! Oh those sweet sweet internet points!

My masters is in Public History, which one professor described as "any history outside the classroom." My focus was on writing history and in an effort to improve my craft I have, obviously, read a lot of history. It seems that the more popular history books are by people outside of academia. People who might not really have a background in history. Like Erik Larson, who as I understand it, had been a journalist first and foremost before writing Isaac's Storm.

I ask the traditional historians- how do you view writers like Larson or even the popular books by Bill O'Reilly? Also how do you view Public History as a subject?

What is going on assyrilogy , i care!